2005
The 19th annual Esso Golden Ring was held Jan. 21-23, 2005 and hosted Bunny through Intermediate divisions.
There were 166 teams in 17 different divisions.
- The Ringette Calgary website provided all tournament information including: application form, hospitality night information, a list of successful applicants, coaches mandatory registration, adopt a team information, and the schedules. This greatly expeeds the process of providing information to teams. All notification to teams was done through email.
- The Tween AA, Tween A, Junior AA, Junior A, Junior B, Belle AA, Belle A, Belle B, Deb A, Intermediate A and Open AA divisions used shot clocks for all games.
- Customized Game sheets with the Esso Golden Ring logo on them were used once again.
- Game scores were uploaded over the weekend from the control centre. This process assisted coaches in attaining game scores and information about which quarter or semi final game they would be participating in.
- In the interest of fair play, in the Bunny and Novice divisions each player on a team was allowed to score a maximum of three goals per game.
- The Esso Golden Ring was chosen by the National Ringette League to host league games for the NRL. A record-breaking 7 Open AA teams attended
- Imperial Oil provided 15 new Esso Golden Ring Banners which were hung in the arenas
All participants received a custom Esso Golden Ring bandana
| Level | Calgary Teams | AB | BC | SK | MB | ONT | total out of town | # in draw | # of games |
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| Bunnie | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | ||||
| Nov | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| Nov B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Pet A | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 29 | |||
| Pet B | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | |||
| Tw AA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | ||
| Tw A | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| Tw B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |||
| Jr AA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Jr A | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Jr B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Belle AA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Belle A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Belle B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Deb A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Int A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||
| Open AA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |
| 77 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 166 | 341 |
| Tournament Committee: | |
| Laura Webb | Gail Kerr |
| Iveah Hutchison | Archie Mann |
| Marlayne Brandsgard | Marlene Jensen |
| Joanne Romih | Erin Pinel |
| Linda Shorter | Kelly Timm |
| Cindy Melnyk | John Mader |
| Holly Polson | Tammy Leskun |
| Darlene Kuhn | Laurie Miller |
| Teresa Merritt | Lynn Robb |
| Sandy Windle | Shelley Geddes |
| Lynn Richardson | Shawna Pollock |
| Joan Hammond | Wanda Balerud |
| 2005 Esso Golden Ring Champions | ||
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All Bunnies Are Winners!!
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| Division | Gold Medalists | Silver Medalists |
| Novice | Calgary BV Angels (11) |
South Calgary Vipers (5) |
| Novice B | Calgary East Ice (6)  |
South Calgary Alliskaters(4) |
| Petite A | Calgary BV Vibe (5)  |
St Albert Fury (4) |
| Petite B | Calgary BV Ringers (4)  |
Fort Sask Chaos on Ice (3) |
| Tween AA | Zone 5 Fever (6)  |
Zone 5 Eclipse (3) |
| Tween A | Fort Sask Black Ice (8)  |
Calgary BV Dynamite (2) |
| Tween B | Regina Panthers (5)  |
Sherwood Pk Kaos (2) |
| Junior AA | Calgary Legacy (8)  |
Zone 5 (1) |
| Junior A | Calgary SV Renegades (8)  |
Calgary North Toxic (6) |
| Junior B | Sherwood Pk Untouchables (3)  |
Calgary SV Shock (2) |
| Belle AA | Calgary Altius (10)  |
Edmonton Sugoi (4) |
| Belle A | Medicine Hat Blaze (5)  |
Calgary SV Ignite (4) |
| Belle B | Calgary SV Savages (3)  |
Medicine Hat Malice (2) |
| Deb A | University of Calgary (4)  |
University of Alberta (3) |
| Int A | Calgary Triwood Tradition (7)  |
Calgary BV Velocity (5) |
| Open AA | Edmonton WAM (3)  |
Manitoba Stealth (1) |
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